📖 Definitions of "Hench"
noun
- 1
The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.
- 2
The side of an arch from the topmost part (crown) to the bottommost part (impost).
verb
- 1
To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.
adjective
- 1
Big, strong, and muscular.
"He's well hench."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hench"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| haunchingnoun | (architecture) A haunch. |
| hanchnoun | Obsolete form of haunch. [(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.] |
| hunkersnoun | The haunches. |
| hucklenoun | A bunch or part projecting like the hip. |
| henchwenchnoun | (usually humorous) A female henchman; a henchwoman. |
| hunchnoun | A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen. |
| huxennoun | (West Country, obsolete) The hough; the back of the hip. |
| heelnoun | (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| hench-wenchnoun | Alternative form of henchwench. [(usually humorous) A female henchman; a henchwoman.] |
| haunchnoun | (anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters. |
| hernnoun | (dialectal or poetic) Heron. |
| hulchnoun | (dialectal) A thick slice, hunk. |
| hucksheennoun | Alternative form of huxen. [(West Country, obsolete) The hough; the back of the hip.] |
| huckshinnoun | Alternative form of huxen. [(West Country, obsolete) The hough; the back of the hip.] |
| henchboynoun | A young henchman |
| huxonnoun | Alternative form of huxen. [(West Country, obsolete) The hough; the back of the hip.] |
| henchfolknoun | henchpeople, henchmen |
| haunch-bonenoun | Alternative form of haunch bone. [(anatomy) The innominate bone.] |
| henchmanshipnoun | The role or status of henchman. |
| hencotenoun | (regional) henhouse |
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